Patent applications, nonresidents in Singapore
Singapore: Patent applications, nonresidents was 12,566 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, nonresidents in Singapore, 1980–2021
Source: WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 12,566 for patent applications, nonresidents in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents in Singapore peaked at 12,566 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 603, in 1981.
That places Singapore 12th out of 150 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 803.2 | 603 | 1,003 | 5 |
| 1990s | 6,773 | 2,412 | 12,357 | 5 |
| 2000s | 8,093 | 7,248 | 9,255 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,453 | 8,579 | 12,409 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,026 | 11,487 | 12,566 | 2 |
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More science & technology data for Singapore
- Scientific and technical journal articles 11,894 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 9.96 million (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 2,024 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 1.8% (2022)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 27.81 per 100 people (2024)
- Researchers in R&D 8,782 per million people (2022)
- Technicians in R&D 377.37 per million people (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents in Singapore?
- Patent applications, nonresidents in Singapore was 12,566 in 2021, according to WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans.
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 12,566 in 2021.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 603 in 1981.
- How does Singapore rank for patent applications, nonresidents?
- Singapore ranks 12th out of 150 countries with data for 2021.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans, published as part of Patent applications, nonresidents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.